We are 3Ls - back in school and bitter as ever. While we all will be practicing in different areas after we graduate, one common bond unites us: we can't wait to be done. We come here to bitch and not do much else. So if you're looking for deep thoughts or insightful political commentary, find a different blog to read.

Who Needs a Scholarship When You've Won the Lottery?

The blog's email account gets checked rather infrequently, so when I came upon this email this morning I have no idea how long it has been there. I've highlighted the really important parts.

From: Suzan Gerald M/S suzan_gerald@she.comTo: bitchofthelaw bitchofthelaw@yahoo.comSubject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!FROM THE DIRECTORS DESKINTERNATIONAL ASIA PROMOTION31/1 RACHADA PISEK SATHOM KAPIBANGKOK THAILANDREF:EL0/574/070Att:Dear Sir/Madam,CONGRATULATIONWe are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners Thailand International programs held on the 21/11/005.Your email address attached to ticket number :EL-40212 with serial number: EL- 241072, batch number: EL-75,lottery ref number: EL-413 and drew luckynumbers 9-7-0-30-11 which consequently won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$550.000.00 ( FIVE Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States dollars).Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.To file for your claim, please contact our paying officer:Contact Person:Dr Perry More (Lottery Director)Tel: 66-4637-1516,FAX: 66-3063-390Email: perry_more@she.comRemember, All winning must be claimed not later than 28th Of July 2006. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.For being part of our promotional program, the entire members of staff say congratulations once again.Yours SincerelyMrs.Suzan GerardFor ManagementSo I guess we just won a half a million dollars, gang! Oops, but I was supposed to keep that confidential so that when I contact them and they ask for my SSN, bank account number, birthdate, DL number and anything else that will cause me to be swindled, I won't have told anyone else who is smarter then me and who would have prevented me from giving out all of the essential information for identity theft. But wait, it must be real -- the lottery director is a Dr. Dang, since I didn't keep it confidential, I guess we won't be able to go collect our money... Sorry guys, there goes our law school tuition.

Well, I hear someone at the front door, so I'd better go. It might be Publishers Clearing House!

3 comments:

no matter what you do with your settings, yahoo has about the worst spam filter out there. my coalm email is yahoo, and i have another junk yahoo one for when i subscribe to stuff or buy stuff online, so that ridiculous advertisements dont get sent to my real email.

This reminds me of the Crim Law case where the "Doctor" calls a woman and tells her she has a deadly disease that can only be cured by having sex with an anonymous man who has the vaccine in him. But wait, you can't tell anyone. What? You told you're boss? Well tell him you were lying otherwise you will have jeopardized the research! Now, go to a hotel room and pay the man waiting $2000 to have sex with you....

We Came. We Were Snarky. We Disbanned.

The short story: we blogged pretty voraciously while in law school until halfway through our 3L year when law school drama interceded. We abruptly shut down, fearing exposure that would impact our full-time employment options.

Sometimes, there is, unfortunately, no humor in law school or the legal profession.

That was years ago. Since then, we're all gainfully employed. Of the LawBitches, one is a partner and two others are associates in small firms, two are solo practitioners, one works for the government, one is an in-house counsel, one work in non-traditional job in corporate America, and two are also adjunct professors at a law school.

The point is: we all survived. But if you ask us if we're happy? Or if we'd do it over again? Well, you'd get differing responses.

The bottom line: Before you decide to go to law school, be aware -- be very aware -- of what you are getting yourself into.